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Banning social media is not good and it's something China would do. What we need is better education. If people want to give up all their data then let them do it, but they need to be informed about it.

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[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

The banning of a social media is not so much the problem. It is a bad precedent to set to simply ban communication and would potentially run afoul of First Amendment protections.

They wish to ban the chinese ownership of such a platform that may incidentally result in the app itself being banned. Allowing foriegn governments (who hold an explicit goal of overthrowing your country's stability!) to hold strings that control a VERY sizable portion of the public narrative is not something that really should be allowed.

[–] cqthca@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

if the foreign ownership of American public, who "I Agree" always on terms of service, is an issue, & it is banned, an American substitute(s) will come along if it is profitable. If it isn't profitable, then why are the Chinese interested in it? I think that is the concern. It isn't profitable, that's why there isn't an indigenous alternative. Or distributed alternative. Like this.

[–] 3volver@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I understand the concerns, but why the fuck didn't any American company take the opportunity to make a good competitor? Instead we get Elon and fucking X which is full enshittification. Now, instead of competition in the "free market" we get the government telling a Chinese company they need to sell or be banned. Fuck the Chinese government, but also fuck the American government for telling a Chinese company to sell to non-Chinese buyers. America is failing, we need education and competition, not bans.

[–] cqthca@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

Obviously it isn't a profitable venture. It is a data collection agent. Ergo the fuss.